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That I can't stand anymore the (breque?) [alludes to the "samba de breque"?] of the pandeiro

Breque - comes from the english word "break". I think the pandeiro's "break" is like a "drum fill" on the pandeiro

Samba de breque is when the music stops at strategic points (a break) for the singer to say something, usually funny and then it restarts, this goes on many times. The king of samba de breque (its creator ?) is Moreira da Silva, I think this style was a novelty when Carmen Miranda recorded this song.

That I have no more (molho?), nor rhythm, nor anything,

molho = "sauce", something to add "taste". You can think of it as "swing" or mojo.

And there's no more balangandan [it is a kinf of jewellery, isnt' it?]

yes, used by women in Bahia. I think it has something to do with afro religions and charms.

I was born with samba and (live in the open air?)

Sereno - "dew"

"Live in the dew" meaning that at dawn she is not at home sleeping, but in the streets where people are playing samba.

(Agreeing?) all night through with the old batucada.

"Topando" can mean "meeting" all night with the batucada.

I'm all for a shrimp soup with chuchu.

Chuchu - chayote (kind of cucumber)

Shrimp with chuchu is a popular food because chuchu is pratically fibers and water, no taste at all, but is very cheap, while shrimp has a strong taste but is expensive. So with lots of chuchu and a little amount of shrimp, even poor people can make a very tasteful dish

The history of the Balangandan blends itself with the history of African slaves brought to Brazil, and their heritage of beliefs, culture and religion. The “Penca de Balangandan” is a religious object, created by African slaves brought into Brazil, mostly in the Bahia state. Its production started in Salvador and became a part of afro and slave clothing. Each balangandan had a meaning of its own, thus the diversity of charms that can be found in a penca; each penca is a set of several charms, evoking for good luck, protection of the African Gods and Goddess, and the strenght of the nature. As a religious belief, it was mostly used on the sides of dresses and vests, and also decorating walls or tables, moreover it was also set behind the entrance door to bring protection to the household. Each balangandan brought the sum of life happenings and beliefs of those who own it. Others believe that the penca was given by a slave master to his/her slave as a reward for good behavior.

Know most charms of the original pencas, used by African slaves and their descendents:

· Chains: a symbol of slavery

· Birds: Usually owls or hawks, the birds that decorate the upper part of the holder represent Brazil and Africa, facing one another

· Holder: its shape represents slave ships, in which Africans were brought to America to be used as slaves.

·Fist/ Figa: to ward off evil eye, jealousy and diseases

·Angola bread: a symbol of longevity

·Pigeon: a symbol of martyr saints, Christian devotion and Oxalá (God of Life)

· Roman Fruit: a symbol of humankind and fertility

· Horsehoe: a symbol of happiness and good luck

· Cabaca, Vase: Cosme and Damian (Christian saints, protectors of children) – Used to store water by the slaves